Improvement in sofa-bedsteads



C. F. TAU CH ERT.

Sofa Bedsteads.

No. 134,016. Patented Dec.17,1872.

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UNITED STATES 'ATENT FIGE.

CHARLES F. TAUGHERT, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO..

IMPROVEMENT IN SOFA-BEDSTEADS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. TAUCHERT,

of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Extension Lounges, of which the followingis a specification:

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

My invention relates to the method of attachment of the sliding part ofthe lounge to the stationary part; and consists in the provision ofgrooved slides upon the stationary frame and swi ngin g link upon thesliding part, by which the sliding part is properly guided over thestationary frame when closing up, and stopped when fully extended.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing. Figure 1 is a perspective Viewof an extension lounge embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectionthrough the slides, link, and parts of the frames, showing the positionof the link when the lounge is extended. Fig. 3 is a simi- -lar sectionof the slide-link and parts of the frame when the lounge is beingclosed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the link and portions of theslide and sliding frame.

General Description.

the lounge is closed up. The inner ends of the bars D, when the loungeis extended, drop onto the top face of the legs a, and in this positionthe mattress of the frame B is in the same horizontal plane as themattress of the frame A, so as to make a level bed. Each of the slides Ois constructed with a T-shaped groove, 0, into which the T-ended link Efits, as shown. The links E, of which there are twoone at each end areof the shape clearly exhibited in Fig. 4, having trunnions e to connect(so as to admit of swiveling) with the projecting cars a of the bars D,and rounded projections e which fit the wide part of the T-headedgrooves in the slides 0. When the lounge is extended the link is stoppedby the closed end a of the wide part of the groove 0 and swings downinto the position shown in Fig. 2, the part B then resting upon leg a.When it is desired to close up the lounge the part B is raised so thatthe link is swung up, and the part B can then slide over the top ofslides O, the projections e moving along the grooves of the slides.

Claim. The combination of stationary frame A,

grooved slides O, sliding and swinging links E e e, and sliding andswinging frame B, when the links are hinged to the frame B at one endand fitted to slide Within the grooved slides O of the frame A,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

FRANK MILLwARn, J. L. WARTMANN.

